Gerard M Doherty, MD

Dr. Doherty's current practice is highly focused on surgical diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, including special expertise in thyroid cancer. He was trained in surgical oncology and has focused mainly on surgical diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, endocrine pancreas, and adrenal glands, as well as management of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndromes. His bibliography includes over 400 peer-reviewed articles, reviews and book chapters, and several edited books.

A graduate of College of the Holy Cross and the Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Doherty completed residency training at UCSF, including fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. He joined Washington University School of Medicine in 1993 and became professor of surgery in 2001. From 2002 to 2012, he was the NW Thompson Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan. From 2012 to 2016, Dr. Doherty was the Utley Professor and chair of Surgery at Boston University and surgeon-in-chief at Boston Medical Center before becoming the Moseley Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, where he is also the chair of Surgery for the Mass General Brigham system.

He currently serves as past-president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the International Association of the Endocrine Surgeons, the International Association of the Endocrine Surgeons, and the Society of Surgical Chairs. He is president of the Boston Surgical Society, reviews editor of JAMA Surgery, and editor-in-chief of AccessSurgery.com.

Education & Training

• Residency: University of California San Francisco, General Surgery, 1993
• Fellowship: National Cancer Institute, Surgery Branch, 1991
• Internship: University of California San Francisco, Surgery, 1987
• Medical Education: Yale University, 1986

Board Certifications

• Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Focused Practice Designation, American Board of Surgery
• Surgery (General Surgery), American Board of Surgery

Languages Spoken

• English

Age Group Treated

• Adults